Bear Pascoe

Bears coach John Fox professed that it wouldn't be easy, that it never really has been. Slicing a roster down — from 90 players when training camp opens to 53 before the regular season — requires vision, exhaustive effort and many difficult decisions. And while Fox always has relished the evaluation process, he never has become numb to the personal side of the business, the task of telling a long list of players that their career dreams have been diverted.

"It's never an easy time for any coach in the National Football League," Fox said Thursday night after the exhibition finale. "You have guys who have really worked hard and sacrificed a lot of time and effort. I...

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